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Fishing in East Saltdean

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Quick links: Saltdean Beach · Telscombe Cliffs · Rottingdean Beach · Peacehaven Beach · Ovingdean Beach · Friars' Bay

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Marks near East Saltdean

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24 Marks Found

Saltdean Beach

(6.7/10)

0.4 miles from East Saltdean

Saltdean Beach is a steep shingle shore backed by a seafront promenade, with access from nearby road parking and ramps/steps along the frontage. It is mainly a clean-ground casting mark, though groynes and occasional rougher patches add interest; it fishes best around the flood and dusk, with summer pelagics and...

Bass Pouting Whiting Plaice Dab

Telscombe Cliffs

(5.8/10)

0.9 miles from East Saltdean

A steep chalk-cliff and rough-ground mark east of Saltdean, usually approached from cliff-top paths and only fished where a safe, established descent or low-water ledge is available. It is a mobile, tackle-demanding venue with broken chalk, gullies and kelp holding summer species, while deeper-water casts can produce cod, whiting and...

Bass Cod Pollack Pouting Whiting

Rottingdean Beach

(6.6/10)

1.0 miles from East Saltdean

A steep shingle beach below the Marine Drive promenade, with straightforward access from Rottingdean seafront and short walks over shingle. It fishes as an open Sussex mixed-ground shore, with groynes and scattered chalk/rougher patches helping in daylight while evening and flood tides often improve the chances of rays, dogfish and...

Bass Pouting Whiting Plaice Thornback Ray

Peacehaven Beach

(5.2/10)

1.5 miles from East Saltdean

A mainly shingle shore beneath Peacehaven’s chalk cliffs, with mixed rough and cleaner patches around the outfalls, groynes and broken ground. Access is on foot via steep cliff paths or steps rather than directly by vehicle, and fishing is typically best around low-water features, on a flooding tide, or at...

Bass Pouting Whiting Plaice Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Ovingdean Beach

(6.3/10)

1.6 miles from East Saltdean

Ovingdean Beach is a quiet, steep shingle shore beneath the Sussex cliffs, generally reached on foot via the Undercliff Walk from Ovingdean Gap, Rottingdean or Brighton Marina. It fishes best around moderate to high water, with mixed shingle and scattered rough/reef patches producing summer bream and pelagics, while night tides...

Bass Pouting Whiting Plaice Thornback Ray

Friars' Bay

(5.9/10)

2.2 miles from East Saltdean

A secluded shingle bay below the Fairlight cliffs, Friars' Bay is reached on foot from the clifftop/coastal-path area, with a rough and potentially steep final approach. It fishes as a mixed beach-and-rough-ground mark: cleanish shingle casts can produce flatfish, whiting and rays, while the rockier margins and gullies suit bass,...

Bass Cod Pouting Whiting Plaice